17th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
"But Mom!"

I selected this photo because it makes me chuckle. To me, the open mouth expression of the fawn is familiar to the "But Mom!" expression that small children give their parents when they have been chastised for doing something they shouldn't - in this case wondering too far away.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2019
Photo Location: Oregon, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Copyright: © Sarah Minter